Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

Directorate of Research and Medical Education(DRME)
Department of Medical Education and Research
11.5.12 The Directorate of Research and Medical Education, Punjab was set up in the
year 1973 with a view to ensure better medical education, research and special care to ailing
patients in the teaching hospitals of the State. The Institutions functioning under the control
of Directorate are: Medical colleges and attached hospitals at Amritsar, Patiala, Faridkot,
Dental colleges and TB hospitals at Amritsar, Patiala and Government Ayurvedic College
and Hospital, Patiala. Government/Private Institutions-wise detail is given below:-
SN Institute
Government Private Total
Number Seats Number Seats Number Seats
1. Medical Colleges 3 350 5 520 8 870
2. Dental Colleges 2 80 11 1010 13 1090
3. Ayurvedic Colleges 1 40 11 570 12 610
4. Homoeopathy
Colleges
- - 4 270 4 270
5. MSC Nursing - - 22 327 22 327
6. BSC Nursing(GNM) 3 175 78 3650 81 3825
7. Physiotherapy - - 12 360 12 360
8 GNM 2 100 155 8920 157 9020
11.5.13 The main thrust of this department is to provide medical/dental education to
students and health care facilities to the people in consonance with the policies, programmes
and strategies adopted by the state government to attain health for all.
Ongoing Schemes
State Funded Schemes
DRME-1 Establishment of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot
377
Outlay – Rs. 3500.00 lac
11.5.14 This University came into being in the year 1998 through the promulgation of
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Act by the Legislative Assembly of Punjab. The
objective of this University is to regulate, standardize and bring about continuous
improvements in healthcare education resulting in continuously improving healthcare in the
State.